Palettes / Colors / #BFCA46
#BFCA46 — Yellow
#BFCA46 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BFCA46 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BFCA46 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #5045C9; it also sits naturally between #C99245 and #7CC945. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCA46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 202, 70 |
| HSL | 65°, 55%, 53% |
| HSV | 65°, 65%, 79% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 65%, 21% |
| XYZ | 43.71, 53.76, 13.87 |
| Yxy | 53.76, 0.3926, 0.4828 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.32, -20.61, 62.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.32, -18.26, 37.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 27%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCA46
.text { color: #BFCA46; }
.background { background-color: #BFCA46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCA46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 55%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCA46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCA46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 70, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCA46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCA46">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5045C9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.79:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCA46: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCA46
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BFCA46: ·
How #BFCA46 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFCA46 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BFCA46?
#BFCA46 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 191, 202, 70). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCA46?
#BFCA46 is RGB 191, 202, 70 — HSL 65°, 55%, 53% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 65%, 21%.
What colors go with #BFCA46?
Its complement is #5045C9; analogous partners are #C99245 and #7CC945. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCA46 for text?
Black text on #BFCA46 has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.